In 2017, China was the world's largest economy for the third year in a row. It produced $23.1 trillion in economic output according to World Factbook The European Union was in second place, generating $19.9 trillion. Together, China and the EU generate 33.9 percent of the world's economic output of $127 trillion.

The United States remained at third place, producing $19.4 trillion. The world's three largest economies combined produced $62.4 trillion.

That's 49 percent of the world's total economy. No other economy is even close to any of these three. The fourth largest economy was India, producing $9.5 trillion. Japan was fifth, at $5.4 trillion. Germany, the strongest country in the EU, produced $4.2 trillion.]]>19 Mar 18 01:38:52 GMTPutin wins electionhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333176&Posts=8
xampl9: Well -- I for one never saw that coming.]]>19 Mar 18 00:14:57 GMTthanks for sharing your choice of espresso machine with all HNhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333175&Posts=5
HN reporter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16615323]]>19 Mar 18 00:06:48 GMTTonight's musichttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333174&Posts=3
xampl9: An 80's classic soundtrack.

Yet they did their best to shut down the news about the Telford grooming gangs that gang rape children in the UK.

They also somehow completely forgot to mention the majority religion in Kazakhstan.

Fuck the BBC]]>18 Mar 18 18:57:48 GMTJapanese work culturehttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333169&Posts=8
Io: Email to Bored Bystander if he were Japanese:

Bystander-san,

Hello there.
This is Wayne from team COT.

With regards to the matter we discussed the other day, team COT has looked into the issue and it appears that the git merge successfully completed.
I am so sorry to inconvenience you, but would it be possible to have you try pulling the code once more?

I realize this is a burden, but I ask for your cooperation.

Wayne
Team COT.

----------

Native English (what he gets in the U.S.)

Hey Bored,

It looks like that git merge from the other day actually finished fine. Could you try pulling again and give it another shot? Let me know if anything breaks.

The best way to argue is to take on your opponents’ strongest arguments, not their weakest ones.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/531597/]]>18 Mar 18 16:41:46 GMTbridge voice mailhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333167&Posts=18
Reality Check: > "Hey Tom, this is Denney Pate with FIGG Bridge Engineers. Calling to, uh, share with you some information about the FIU pedestrian bridge and some cracking that's been observed on the north end of the span, the pylon end of that span we moved this weekend.

> "Um, so, uh, we've taken a look at it and, uh, obviously some repairs or whatever will have to be done but from a safety perspective we don't see that there's any issue there so we're not concerned about it from that perspective although obviously the cracking is not good and something's going to have to be, ya know, done to repair that.

> "At any rate, I wanted to chat with you about that because I suspect at some point that's gonna get to your desk. So, uh, at any rate, call me back when you can. Thank you. Bye."]]>18 Mar 18 16:14:57 GMTPrimer on Early Humanshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333166&Posts=0
Jones: A primer on the primal origins of humans on Earth
Our history is complicated. Our pre-history, even more so.

This is the speech that Martin Sellner intended to give and was denied entry to the UK.

Will this be reported at all by the BBC?

Will Tommy Robinson be arrested on some pretext?]]>18 Mar 18 14:00:32 GMTDid Comey lie under oath to Congress?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333164&Posts=1
Royal Flash: McCabe claims Comey knew about his leaks.]]>18 Mar 18 13:54:26 GMTRape in Ålandhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333162&Posts=2
Rafael Sabatini: This island is nominally Finnish but is autonomous and largely Swedish speaking.

The population is mainly 'native' Åland, Swedish or Finish with only 7% of the population being 'other'.

Crime statistics show that these 7% 'other' are responsible for 48% of the rapes in Åland.]]>18 Mar 18 11:13:48 GMTOne for Lodewijk: The Fall of the Roman Empirehttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333161&Posts=14
Io: "Peak Civilization": The Fall of the Roman Empire: http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/5528

In summary, the Romans were a positive-feedback system of converting gold into military power, which then was successfully converted into more gold.

This went very well in the beginning when they conquered Gaul and up to the end when they conquered Dacia, but eventually...

"But, as conquest proceeded, the Romans found themselves without easy lands to conquer. It was a problem of EROEI; energy return on energy invested. In this case, GROGI (gold return on gold invested). After the easy conquests of the 1st century b.c., Gallia for instance, then things became difficult. The energy yield of conquering new lands went down. On the North East, the Germans were too poor - and also warlike. Conquering them was not only difficult, but didn't generate a profit. In the East, the Parthians were rich, but militarily powerful. Then on the West there was the Atlantic Ocean, the North was too cold, the south too dry. Negative feedback, you see?"]]>18 Mar 18 11:00:39 GMTBoys, don't use tea tree oil on those zits!http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333160&Posts=0
BeebBot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43429933]]>18 Mar 18 06:58:17 GMTWhen kissing snakes, don't let them bite you.http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333159&Posts=0
Rafael Sabatini: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5833315/abu-zarin-hussin-dead-firefighter-famed-for-kissing-snake-dies-after-king-cobra-bite/]]>18 Mar 18 06:53:34 GMTStack Overflow culture analysishttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333158&Posts=10
Benjamin Franklin: https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2018/03/17/stack-overflow-culture/amp/]]>18 Mar 18 06:50:06 GMTHow do you spell fuchsia?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333157&Posts=2
Benjamin Franklin: https://9to5google.com/2018/02/16/fuchsia-friday-instant-apps/

US adults consume more than 17 billion binge drinks each year, which boils down to about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker annually.

37.4 million Americans, or one in six Americans, binge drink about once a week, and at an average of about seven drinks per binging session.]]>18 Mar 18 04:40:36 GMTGoddamn build systemshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333152&Posts=15
Io: My latest task involves configuring the build of a new component into the company's system.

And like all these things, there's a 100x difference in difficulty between writing such a system from scratch and undrestanding & maintaining an existing one.]]>17 Mar 18 17:02:36 GMTAnother debt-loaded company goes downhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333151&Posts=9
xampl9: iHeartMedia (err, -Radio) which used to be known as ClearChannel, has filed for bankruptcy.

Why?
They can't possibly make their upcoming interest payment in 2019. Overly optimistic leveraged buyout does it again!

For over $3000 per month they would give you a blackberry (later android) with microphone etc disabled and email installed, and wipe it remotely if you lost it.]]>17 Mar 18 06:17:03 GMTNew Chinese system restricts rights based on up/downvoteshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333148&Posts=4
Reality Check: China is converting to a social media based justice system.

Everyone will be required to wear badges with up and downvote buttons and an id number. When they do shameful or improper things, they receive a downvote.

Anyone with more than 500,000 lifetime downvotes will be denied the right to buy tea or coffee.

Upon receiving 1,000,000 lifetime downvotes, you will be put on trial. You are given a publicist and go on a nationwide apology tour to explain your actions. If the tour results in 10 million downvotes, you are given a lobotomy.

Damn, if she breaks her hips, she is done.]]>16 Mar 18 16:46:44 GMTDiversity in the film 'Mary Magdalene'http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333145&Posts=6
Barry Norman's Ghost: People are complaining about 'whitewashing' already.

The number of blacks in film scenes is around 15% - 20%

This exceeds the proportion in the US.

In biblical times, the proportion of blacks in the 'Holy Land' would have been around 1% - 5% at best.

If they want parity with US population then where are the Hispanics and Orientals?

If they want parity with Biblical Middle East they have too many blacks.

I don't see any way a modern film can satisfy both camps since the population demographics now are very different from then.

"Well, if she wakes up tomorrow, please tell her I called."]]>16 Mar 18 14:05:31 GMTRussian spy attack is just another Iraq WMD scamhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333143&Posts=3
Alan Dershowitz: Porton Down has publicly stated that it has never seen any Russian “novichoks” before now.

The UK government has no fingerprint information such as impurities that can attribute this substance to Russia.

Porton Down and the OPCW have denied the existence of “Novichoks” before now.

The UK is refusing to provide a sample to the OPCW.

“Novichoks” were designed to be easily manufactured anywhere from common ingredients.

I really don't get the 6.6 IMDB score. There's a single suspension of disbelief moment in the movie when three armed robbers break into a home, they're obviously just interested in snatching the money and valuables fast and get out while making it clear that if the woman and daughter inside cooperate they will be unharmed. One of them is a bit libidinous and makes some unwanted moves at the girl but is disciplined and threatened by the other gang member, and the boss is definitely not condoning this behavior.

So everything could be done in 5 minutes and that were it but the girl sees appropriate to attach the lewd guy with a knife and cut it's face while the mother tops that by throwing boiling water again in his face.

So both women get shot. Duh!

Rest of the movie is an OK revenge story but indeed the premise was retarded.]]>16 Mar 18 09:08:44 GMTHumans fucked Denisovanshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333141&Posts=5
Royal Flash: Hey, when you’ve been holed up in a cave for months, any pussy will do:

It also indicates that the security is much weaker than previously thought.]]>16 Mar 18 06:59:00 GMTHey Io, look at this!http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333138&Posts=2
Benjamin Franklin: It can be done!

Anybody tried this?]]>15 Mar 18 18:38:10 GMTThe riskiest stock trading. Anyone wants to buy 1,500 shareshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333130&Posts=4
DrNo: of LMT (Lockheed Martin) for $500,000? Look at the chart and see where and when it should go up.

I remember reading about it and thinking "wait, they didn't actually explain how she came up with the magic test or how it works."

Because she didn't and it doesn't.]]>15 Mar 18 16:54:49 GMTBecoming a freelance or gig worker.http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333128&Posts=7
DrNo: I have only done it once in 1997 for about 1 year. It was hard with 1099 form where you have to pay full amount of SS and buying your own healthcare. You have to send in pre-estimated tax to the IRS quarterly.

If you think Uncle Joe Biden is so nice a guy or John Kerry the gentleman from MA is a patriot, I have a bridge in Nevada to sell you.]]>15 Mar 18 13:52:56 GMTDanry Vasquez beating girlfriend in stadiumhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333126&Posts=0
Reality Check: Mexican name (he's a Venezuelan citizen) but he looks black and arab to me.

I blame the victim here. Women stay with these thugs because they like to buy expensive handbags. The girlfriend refused to cooperate with authorities who approached her with the video. So he wasn't prosecuted, however the team he was on at the time dumped him. So he's around to beat her to death, or some other girl. Guys like that don't stop. Her refusing to cooperate with prosecutors means it's all her fault.]]>15 Mar 18 13:31:45 GMTHas Democracy Failed?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333125&Posts=10
Reality Check: Trump is set to win 2020 in a landslide. Because democracy is about to make the wrong choice here, MSNBC says that we need to get rid of democracy and remove Trump from office one way or another, perhaps by military coup.

Fool me once...]]>15 Mar 18 12:17:30 GMTWhy isn't the iPad a universal teaching tool?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333122&Posts=10
Rafael Sabatini: I read 'The Diamond Age' by Neal Stephenson years ago and the device he hypothesised was functionally very similar to an iPad.

It should be possible to have an app/series of apps that can educate a person all the way from 1 year old to full adulthood, make it fun to do, producing better results, more quickly and with great analytics.

You wouldn't even need exams anymore because the app would already know perfectly what you know and didn't know.

YouTube prankster jailed for shooting boyfriend dead: Monalisa Perez, now 20, was asked by Pedro Ruiz, 22, to fire a gun from a foot (30cm) away, believing a thick book he held in front of his chest would shield him. Perez fired a powerful Desert Eagle handgun from close range, as Ruiz held an encyclopaedia in front of his chest. The couple's three-year-old child and nearly 30 onlookers watched as she fired a fatal bullet.]]>15 Mar 18 10:01:58 GMTIs calling someone a 'globalist' a racist slur?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333120&Posts=9
Mrs. Merton: Discuss...]]>15 Mar 18 09:59:59 GMTCool slow-mo video of see-thru Wankel enginehttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333119&Posts=9
YouTubeBot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCteBhr4dGY

The wrongly timed ignitions ('backfires'?) during startup were particularly interesting.]]>15 Mar 18 09:52:33 GMTiPhone touch positioning locus changed?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333118&Posts=1
Alan Dershowitz: Since I upgraded to iOS 11.2.5 on my iPhone6 I have great difficulty operating the slide on/off control on the alarms page, it keeps going into 'Delete' instead.

Is this my imagination?
Have my fingers changed shape?
Have Apple done something?
Anyone else noticed this problem?]]>15 Mar 18 08:12:36 GMTCould the attack on Russian spy Sergei Skripal be a false flag?http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333117&Posts=4
Tinfoil Hat: So the UK government could justify this:

Nobody mentioned this here yet?]]>14 Mar 18 22:14:33 GMTIt is amazing that I am the most hated person per Legion,http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333114&Posts=17
DrNo: Shylock, BlueBeard, and Wabi. They think I didn't contribute anything to the discussion.

Yaaaay!]]>14 Mar 18 19:03:23 GMTBBC trying to bury story of people banned entry to UKhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333112&Posts=2
BeebBot: The BBC have delayed reporting this story for 2 days:

Not a huge fan, but I know the name.]]>14 Mar 18 13:32:37 GMTYouTube TV Price Risehttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333106&Posts=0
Alan Dershowitz: It currently has 300,000+ users paying $35/month

Who the fuck is crazy enough to pay for this, and why?]]>14 Mar 18 13:14:58 GMTOur New CIA Directorhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333105&Posts=4
Reality Check: First woman director Gina Haspel is unusually qualified. She has committed crimes against humanity, as well as felony destruction of evidence. A sadistic career criminal.

> A US Senate report found that Ms Haspel ran a CIA prison in Thailand where prisoners were waterboarded in 2002.

He's much more experienced than she is and he's an internationally recognised name for being in Dr. Who.

Fuck the BBC]]>14 Mar 18 05:45:06 GMTBefore you buy a new laptop, do one thing...http://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333097&Posts=15
Tristan: Turn it over and see how many panels there are for replacing things.

Replacing the battery?
Removing the hard drive?
Upgrading the memory?

Many laptops these days have no panels underneath. So incredibly annoying.]]>14 Mar 18 03:11:59 GMTHawking's deadhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333096&Posts=5
Tristan: Today on the 14th. It's not everyday when someone gets a type of radiation named after them.]]>14 Mar 18 03:05:42 GMTConor Lamb v Rick Sacconehttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333095&Posts=2
Mog: Thoughts?]]>14 Mar 18 02:43:42 GMTIkea: fun killerhttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333094&Posts=2
xampl9: They recently bought Task Rabbit, and are now rolling out an in-home furniture assembly service.

That was the most fun thing about buying from Ikea. Because it certainly wasn't fun dealing with their maze to get to what you wanted to buy.

You guys keep thinking about the world in term of liberal and conservative and that is wrong.]]>13 Mar 18 20:10:44 GMTHispanics to be the majority in California in 2 yearshttp://www.crazyontap.com/topic.php?TopicId=333092&Posts=1
Alan Dershowitz: http://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/6